A study on the parental influence of cognitive reasoning ability in relation to academic achievement of eighth standard school pupils

The present study targets upon the study on the Parental Influence of Eighth standard level pupils in extend towards their Cognitive Ability. 600 students from Coimbatore district participated in this study. The data were collected on the basis of ‘Cognitive Ability Test Battery‘. The results showed that the father's educational qualification had influence in Non-Verbal Reasoning Ability while the mother's educational qualification influenced both Quantitative and Non-Verbal Reasoning Ability. It was also found that the father's occupation did not influence Cognitive Ability of the pupils but the mother's occupation influenced Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning Abilities the pupils. The father's occupation did not have any positive influence on the Cognitive Ability of the pupils while the mother's occupation had a positive influence on the verbal and Quantitative reasoning ability. In order to enhance academic achievement of the students, parents should also co-operate in the development and welfare of their children so as to facilitate their Cognitive reasoning Ability. The test is useful for assessing the development of students who have trouble with reading, limited capability in Language (Tamil and English) or who have limited opportunities. These general reasoning abilities, which start developing at birth and continue through early adulthood, are influenced by experiences gained both in and out of school.